Smith scored twice against the overmatched Panthers in a 6-1 Flashes win, and in doing so pulled into a tie for first place on the all-time high school field hockey goals list with 174. She likely would have topped the record if she had played the entire game, but Florence coach Gina Carey-Smith — who is also Smith’s mom — elected to rest her for the second half, as Smith has been dealing with a nagging quad injury throughout the season.

“I wish I got to stay in a little longer, but we were told that whoever was hurting wasn’t allowed to play the second half,” Smith said. “It just so happened I only had two, but I needed to rest and ice and take care of myself.”

The Flashes were just fine without her. Heather Horner notched a pair of goals and Devin Vogel recorded a goal and an assist to help power Florence to victory.

“You do prioritize,” Carey-Smith said, about opting to rest her daughter. “It also gives some other kids an opportunity to shine.”

A big part of that decision was the fact that the Flashes have a huge test next Tuesday against Maple Shade, a team that got the better of them earlier in the season. That game will go a long way in deciding the Freedom Division.

“I wanted to be able to help us as best we can next week,” Smith said. “We have Maple Shade, which will basically decide our division.”

With 10 games left on Florence’s schedule, Smith is about as close to a lock as you will find in sports to break the record. For at least this weekend, however, she’ll remain tied with Sharon Landau, who lit up the cage for Mamaroneck Rye Neck (N.Y.) from 1982 to 1985.

For Carey-Smith, the overriding emotion after the game wasn’t much different than after a typical Flashes performance. While obviously proud, she also was just happy her team improved to 8-3.

“Relief?” she asked rhetorically. “It’s a possibility, but really I just want our team to win.”

Smith will get her next chance at the record at 3:45 Tuesday at home against the Wildcats.